11-letter words containing o, t, f
- surf scoter — a large, North American scoter, Melanitta perspicillata, the adult male of which is black with two white patches on the head.
- swell front — a horizontally convex front, as of a chest of drawers.
- sword fight — duel with long-bladed weapons
- t formation — an offensive formation in which the quarterback lines up directly behind the center with the fullback about three yards behind the quarterback and the halfbacks on opposite sides of and about one yard from the fullback.
- tabefaction — the process of tabefying
- take office — come to power
- take out of — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- talk out of — dissuade
- tamperproof — that cannot be tampered with; impervious to tampering: a tamper-proof lock.
- tanniferous — containing much tannin; yielding tannin.
- teaspoonful — the amount a teaspoon can hold.
- telling-off — If you give someone a telling-off, you tell them that you are very angry with them about something they have done.
- term of art — a word or phrase that has a specific or precise meaning within a given discipline or field and might have a different meaning in common usage: Set is a term of art used by mathematicians, and burden of proof is a term of art used by lawyers.
- the forties — the numbers 40–49 in a particular century, esp the 20th century
- the inferno — hell; the infernal region
- the like of — any person or thing like
- the offense — the team that has possession of the ball
- the offside — the side of a vehicle nearest the centre of the road (in Britain, the right side)
- theftuously — in a theftuous or thievish manner
- thenceforth — from that time or place onward.
- theretofore — before or until that time.
- thiosulfate — a salt or ester of thiosulfuric acid.
- third floor — the storey of a building immediately above the second and three floors up from the ground
- third force — a political faction or party, etc., occupying an intermediate position between two others representing opposite extremes.
- thirty-four — a cardinal number, 30 plus 4.
- thornproofs — garments that resist penetration by thorns
- thrift shop — a retail store that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices.
- throw a fit — a sudden, acute attack or manifestation of a disease, especially one marked by convulsions or unconsciousness: a fit of epilepsy.
- thuriferous — producing frankincense
- tibiofibula — the bone of a frog's lower leg
- ticking off — If you give someone a ticking off, you speak angrily to them because they have done something wrong.
- tidal force — the gravitational pull exerted by a celestial body that raises the tides on another body within the gravitational field, dependent on the varying distance between the bodies.
- timber wolf — the gray wolf, Canis lupus, sometimes designated as the subspecies C. lupus occidentalis: formerly common in northern North America but now greatly reduced in number and rare in the conterminous U.S.
- time of day — a definite time as shown by a timepiece; the hour: Can you tell me the time of day?
- tischendorf — Lobegott Friedrich Konstantin von [loh-buh-gawt free-drikh kawn-stahn-teen fuh n] /ˈloʊ bəˌgɔt ˈfri drɪx ˌkɔn stɑnˈtin fən/ (Show IPA), 1815–74, German Biblical critic.
- tit for tat — with an equivalent given in retaliation, as a blow for a blow, repartee, etc.: He answered their insults tit for tat.
- tit-for-tat — A tit-for-tat action is one where someone takes revenge on another person for what they have done by doing something similar to them.
- to be frank — You can say 'to be frank' or 'to be frank with you' to introduce a statement which is your honest opinion, especially when the person you are talking to might not like it.
- to infinity — without limit or end
- to speak of — to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
- to the fore — situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
- to the full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
- to the left — on or towards the left-hand side
- to the life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- toffishness — the quality or state of being toffish
- tooth fairy — a fairy credited with leaving a child money or a small gift in exchange for a baby tooth that has fallen out and been placed under the child's pillow at night.
- toploftical — having a superior or disdainful attitude; toplofty
- tort-feasor — a person who commits a tort.
- tout a fait — entirely; completely.
- tractorfeed — Computers. a mechanism for aligning and transporting paper for a printer by means of pins that catch in perforations along the edges of the paper.